1st week
First meeting
Topics:
Electric Circuit Theory - A prologue
A view on the historical development
A view on the people
A view on the applications
Modeling of a physical system
Techniques for the solution of problems
Electric circuits
Analysis and synthesis of electric circuits
Lamped and distributed electric elements
Time domain analysis
Frequency domain analysis
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Select a Circuit Theory Personality.
Present its biography with emphasis on its contributions to Science in general and Circuit Theory in particular.
Describe the long term effect of its contributions.
Take care of the organization of your report. This is a report exercise. Pay attention to your command of English (We agree that the language of communication will be English!)
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be reviewed for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Agilent seminars, symposia, trade shows and webcasts
Second meeting
Topics:
Circuit analysis review
Examples:
Review examples
Applications:
Review of various applications
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Laplace Transform, Inverse Laplace Transform
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
2nd week
First meeting
Topics:
Laplace Transform, Inverse Laplace Transform
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Laplace Transform, Inverse Laplace Transform
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Relationship between Laplace domain and time domain, convolution
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
3rd week
First meeting
Topics:
Relationship between Laplace domain and time domain, convolution
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Relationship between Laplace domain and time domain, convolution
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Relationship between Laplace domain and time domain, convolution
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
4th week
First meeting
Topics:
System poles, zeros, eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
System poles, zeros, eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
System poles, zeros, eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Examples:
Applications:
Mechanical Analog First Order System
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
5th week
First meeting
Topics:
Laplace transform in circuit analysis
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Laplace transform in circuit analysis
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Laplace transform in circuit analysis
Examples:
Applications:
Mechanical Analog First Order System
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
6th week
First meeting
Topics:
Transfer functions
Examples:
Applications:
Mechanical Analog Second Order System
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Transfer functions
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Transfer functions
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
7th week
First meeting
Topics:
Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
8th week
First meeting
Topics:
Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
9th week
First meeting
Topics:
Fourier series
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Fourier series
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Fourier series
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
10th week
First meeting
Topics:
Fourier transforms
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Fourier transforms
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Fourier transforms
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
11th week
First meeting
Topics:
Variable Frequency Network Performance.
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Variable Frequency Network Performance.
Electrical filters
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Variable Frequency Network Performance.
Electrical filters
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
12th week
First meeting
Topics:
Mutual inductance
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Mutual inductance
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Third meeting
Topics:
Mutual inductance
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
13th week
First meeting
Topics:
The State Variable method
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.
Due on the day of the examination.
It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.
References:
Second meeting
Topics:
Solution of Electric Circuits using the State Variable method
Examples:
Applications:
Homework:
Distributed in class.